Vanity Fair Unveils Disturbing Details of Robert Kraft’s Prostitution Case

Vanity Fair Unveils Disturbing Details of Robert Kraft’s Prostitution Case

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A expose written by Vanity Fair’s May Jeong outlines the behavior demonstrated by Robert Kraft and the details of his engagement of prostitutes.

Jeong outlines the wealth, influence and power of the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and his changed behavior after the passing of his wife 2011.

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“In 2010, Myra, referred to by some as the ‘smartest Kraft,’ fell ill with ovarian cancer. During the NFL lockout in 2011, Kraft spent his days negotiating with union representatives, then came home each evening to rub Myra’s feet. She died later that year, and Kraft’s life became a boat you forgot to tie up,” writes Jeong.

Kraft was charged with soliciting a prostitute in February.

The cost of his half an hour massage was $59.

“Among the patrons who turned up on the surveillance video at Orchids was Robert Kraft, the 78-year-old owner of the New England Patriots. Kraft, who visited the spa on the afternoon of January 19, spends part of the year in a double oceanfront apartment he owns on Breakers Row, among the most coveted addresses in Palm Beach. Earlier that day, according to a man I spoke with who asked to be identified only as Kraft’s “best guy friend,” Kraft had gone to the hotel spa for a massage. When he was unable to get an appointment, he conferred with his old friend Peter Bernon, the dairy and plastics tycoon who also lives in Palm Beach. Bernon offered to drive Kraft in his 2014 white Bentley to a place he knew in Jupiter, 20 miles up the Treasure Coast,"

At Orchids, according to the Jupiter police, Kraft paid cash to the spa’s co-owner, Lei Wang, who goes by Lulu, and received a hand job from her and another worker, later identified as Shen Mingbi. After Kraft ejaculated, Mingbi wiped his penis with a white towel. Then she and Lulu helped him get dressed."

The Vanity Fair not only details the prostitution but also the lifestyle lives in one of the world's most influential and wealthy communities.

"Breakers Row—home to mostly Jewish residents, including Robert Kraft—is referred to by the island’s WASPs as the Gaza Strip. The clubs are so exclusive, local legend has it, that Burt Reynolds was once turned away at the door on account of his dark skin color. Even Joseph Kennedy Sr. was reportedly spurned on account of his Catholic faith. Besides, his money was deemed too new. “It’s new if it was made in the past century,” explained Debi Murray, chief curator of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.

Some residents, when I asked them about Kraft, appeared puzzled that a man of such immense wealth would feel the need to leave his valeted residence for a massage, let alone sexual services. What horrified these residents most was that Kraft had gone “over the bridge.” Over the bridge is West Palm Beach, a service town on the mainland, where the support staffs live: maids, gardeners, doctors, judges—anyone who has to work for a living. It is where you go when you can’t send someone else, when you have to show up in person at the hospital, or the courthouse, or the charity photo opportunity. The Publix supermarket on Palm Beach island sells Marcona almonds; the Publix in West Palm Beach only stocks the standard California variety," writes Jeong.

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In May, Patrick Moynihan turned down the New England Patriots owner’s offer of a $100,000 charitable gift. Moynihan knows the 1 percent. He and his brother both attended Brown University and today, his brother serves as CEO and Chairman of Bank of America.

Moynihan for the past 23 years has been leading The Haitian Project, an innovative education program in Haiti that has had educated thousands of children that have gone on to attend college and help build a middle class in a country decimated by poverty.

Moynihan said he could not accept a donation from a man who is tied to the sex trade and who refuses to accept responsibility. Haiti was once a hub of the sex trade industry and in the 1980s tens of thousands of Haitians died of complications tied to AIDS.

“We were offered by Dan Salera, who works with Mr. Kraft, $100,000 in support of our work in Haiti and unfortunately under the current conditions it was unacceptable for us to take," said Moynihan. "We are in the very direct business of educating men and women to go on to healthy productive lives, and the opposite that would be a life in prostitution or involved in the sex trade, and so given the current situation it was just not possible for us to accept that gift with a lack of clarity."

Moynihan explained his position in a 30-minute interview via Skype from Haiti with GoLocal’s CEO Josh Fenton on GoLocal LIVE.

In March of 2019, Kraft issued a statement on his arrest.

“In deference to the judicial process, I have remained silent these past several weeks. To correct some of the misinformation surrounding this matter, my attorney made his first public comments on Friday night. I would like to use this opportunity to say something that I have wanted to say for four weeks.

“I am truly sorry. I know I have hurt and disappointed my family, my close friends, my co-workers, our fans and many others who rightfully hold me to a higher standard.

“Throughout my life, I have always tried to do the right thing. The last thing I would ever want to do is disrespect another human being. I have extraordinary respect for women; my morals and my soul were shaped by the most wonderful woman, the love of my life, who I was blessed to have as my partner for 50 years.

“As I move forward, I hope to continue to use the platform with which I have been blessed to help others and to try to make a difference. I expect to be judged not by my words, but by my actions. And through those actions, I hope to regain your confidence and respect.”

Kraft's case is still pending.